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and alvin bragg after that book came out charged the case. and so i think the pressure points, yeah, there were interpersonal issues, probably. it seems like just in reading mark pomeranz book, he's got a lot of digs along the way, but none of that is relevant evidence for the trial. that i agree with you is what they are looking for, freedling. >> you talk about the jury. jury questionnaires went out today. there are no questions about, you know, whether, you know, who people voted for in the 2020 election, but there are questions about news media consumption. yes, msnbc is on the questionnaire, and whether or not they consider themselves supporters of or consider themselves members of the qanon movement or antifa. how unusual are these questions in the grand scheme of things, and do you feel it's sufficient evidence to find out what channel someone watches and gives an accurate window into their political leanings? >> those questions are pretty standard in any criminal trial. any trial i had we asked those kind of questions. these are inter
and alvin bragg after that book came out charged the case. and so i think the pressure points, yeah, there were interpersonal issues, probably. it seems like just in reading mark pomeranz book, he's got a lot of digs along the way, but none of that is relevant evidence for the trial. that i agree with you is what they are looking for, freedling. >> you talk about the jury. jury questionnaires went out today. there are no questions about, you know, whether, you know, who people voted for...
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>> if it wasn't, i sure you and your listeners alvin bragg and his team of prosecutors would never have brought this case. >> you think we will be surprised by some of the corroborating evidence? >> i do. >> back with me are melissa and john. let's tackle the latest news of the day, trump saying seemingly defended lee that he would testify. can you paint a picture of the disaster that would be for him. >> it's unorthodox for any criminal defendant to take the stand in his or her own defense because again, any criminal trial, the burden is on the government to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. any kind of doubt can be room for a jury to acquit, so the defendant doesn't have to do anything. the burdens on the prosecution so giving the prosecution an opportunity to poke holes in your story and to shore up their own story, disastrous. most lawyers would tell their clients know, do not do this. but again, most lawyers don't have donald trump as a client and as michael said, this has got to be nerve-racking for the defense team because this is a man who consistently shows
>> if it wasn't, i sure you and your listeners alvin bragg and his team of prosecutors would never have brought this case. >> you think we will be surprised by some of the corroborating evidence? >> i do. >> back with me are melissa and john. let's tackle the latest news of the day, trump saying seemingly defended lee that he would testify. can you paint a picture of the disaster that would be for him. >> it's unorthodox for any criminal defendant to take the stand...
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and now alvin bragg after that book came out, charge the case. so, you know i think the pressure points, yeah, where their interpersonal issues, probably, it seems like in just reading his book he's got a lot of digs at alvin bragg along the way but none of that is relevant evidence for the trial and i don't think any of that will be coming up but i agree with you, that is what they are looking for. >> needling. you talked about the jury, jury questionnaires went out today. there are no questions about you know, whether who people voted for in the 2020 election but there is questions about news media consumption and whether or not they consider themselves members of qanon or antifa. how unusual are these questions and do you feel like it's sufficient evidence to find out what channels someone watches and whether or not that gives an accurate window into things? >> those questions about where you consume your news media are pretty standard. any trial i had, we asked those kind of questions. these are interesting because it's do you also follow tru
and now alvin bragg after that book came out, charge the case. so, you know i think the pressure points, yeah, where their interpersonal issues, probably, it seems like in just reading his book he's got a lot of digs at alvin bragg along the way but none of that is relevant evidence for the trial and i don't think any of that will be coming up but i agree with you, that is what they are looking for. >> needling. you talked about the jury, jury questionnaires went out today. there are no...
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so a few days ago, trump's team served a subpoena without notifying alvin bragg's team or asks for authorization from the court. to serve a subpoena on a third party. and served it just a few days ago and is asking for a number of things and ultimately, mark pomeranz, when he was running this before, he was the special district attorney running this investigation. presumably, he has a lot of information, a lot of emails. a lot of memos he wrote in view of this prosecution, but all of that was turned over to the da when he resigned. quite some time ago. as the da points out in their papers, look, we have talked to him. do you have anything on the personal devices? and, they lay out, look, here are all the efforts we get to get things from him. there is nothing that he has that you don't already have. >> pomeranz sort of stands as a figure for those who don't believe that the bragg investigation is as credible. pomeranz left it, like, there is a long. there is documented tension between him and da bragg's office over this case in particular. it feels like trump is trying to use him as a weapon to
so a few days ago, trump's team served a subpoena without notifying alvin bragg's team or asks for authorization from the court. to serve a subpoena on a third party. and served it just a few days ago and is asking for a number of things and ultimately, mark pomeranz, when he was running this before, he was the special district attorney running this investigation. presumably, he has a lot of information, a lot of emails. a lot of memos he wrote in view of this prosecution, but all of that was...
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bragg up at night. on most cases, you have people who are trying to find any excuse not to sit on a jury. they are really doing their best and you know this people. any question, their hand is up, they have something to say, they need a sidebar with the judge. can tell this people. here, that is going to be less of an issue because it is such a historic case. it is the first criminal trial involving a president and can see people, even if they think the answer is yes, the election was stolen, well, i'm not going to, i know why they are asking that and i want to be seated so i'm not going to tell you what i think. that is where jury consultants will be important. >> gene wilder is needed. all of his computer screens. there is a threat that judge merchan has put out there . in the context of its pending the gag order to include judge merchan's family members, in the context of making this very articulate argument for what donald trump is doing to the rule of law and why he needs to be gagged, for lack of
bragg up at night. on most cases, you have people who are trying to find any excuse not to sit on a jury. they are really doing their best and you know this people. any question, their hand is up, they have something to say, they need a sidebar with the judge. can tell this people. here, that is going to be less of an issue because it is such a historic case. it is the first criminal trial involving a president and can see people, even if they think the answer is yes, the election was stolen,...
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today, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg appeared to send a strong message to any potential witnesses who may or may not be considering lying for trump on the witness stand. the former chief financial officer of the trump organization was sentenced to five months in jail after alvin bragg's office prosecuted him for lying in his testimony in trumps recent civil fraud case. alan weiselburg is 76 years old and this is his second stint at rikers island. he served three months behind bars just last year for tax fraud. joining me now is former assistant district attorney in the manhattan das office trial division and also a new york criminal defense attorney, great to see you. it sure seems like a message to throw alan michael burton in jail, again, at 76. he was already seen as a tough move to throw him in jail the first time. a second bid right before the criminal trial begins. >> i see it not as a chilling effect that will adversely impact these witnesses to say we shouldn't testify but it will be more in terms of a reality check. if you believe, if you tell a story that isn't true, you
today, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg appeared to send a strong message to any potential witnesses who may or may not be considering lying for trump on the witness stand. the former chief financial officer of the trump organization was sentenced to five months in jail after alvin bragg's office prosecuted him for lying in his testimony in trumps recent civil fraud case. alan weiselburg is 76 years old and this is his second stint at rikers island. he served three months behind bars...
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alvin bragg's team is doing everything it can to make sure there isn't a hint of anything that could be perceived as bias on the jury because the prosecution very much wants this to be a fair trial. but trump and conservative media are already setting the stage to blame the jury if trump is found guilty. just like they do with elections. the narrative here cannot be, it cannot be, that donald trump lost because of who he is or what he has done. the narrative has to be that the whole thing was rigged. and that brings us to the most pressing part of all of this. the safety of the jurors. by painting the jury as race, trump and the conservative media are putting the target on the backs of these normal people, literally people just showing up for jury duty. at this point, that is part of a very clear pattern. donald trump demonized election workers and then his supporters threatened and attacked them. donald trump demonized court staff and prosecutors and judges and then his supporters threatened and harassed them. donald trump demonized the fbi and now multiple trump supporters have phy
alvin bragg's team is doing everything it can to make sure there isn't a hint of anything that could be perceived as bias on the jury because the prosecution very much wants this to be a fair trial. but trump and conservative media are already setting the stage to blame the jury if trump is found guilty. just like they do with elections. the narrative here cannot be, it cannot be, that donald trump lost because of who he is or what he has done. the narrative has to be that the whole thing was...
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the response from the district attorney alvin braggs office was simple, what the last week has shown is the jury selection has worked. he continued, we have 18 ordinary new yorkers who are ready to serve. it would be unfair to them and the public for this trial to be delayed further end quote. the appeals court judge agreed and quickly rejected trump's request. right now the good news is amongst all the ruckus, the judicial system has not bent to trump's attacks. despite what he says, the system is working for the former president. just like it would for any other person. at the end of today a full jury, a 12 member jury with six alternates was seated. donald trump's peers who may ultimately whether or not to convict him as a felon. after the jury was selected, the attention turned to what he might say under oath if he indeed chooses to take the stand. trump has previously indicated he plans to testify in this case and today he's sticking to that story. >>> are you going to take the stand? >> yes. >> whether or not he will or not, we shall see. if a criminal defendant wishes to testi
the response from the district attorney alvin braggs office was simple, what the last week has shown is the jury selection has worked. he continued, we have 18 ordinary new yorkers who are ready to serve. it would be unfair to them and the public for this trial to be delayed further end quote. the appeals court judge agreed and quickly rejected trump's request. right now the good news is amongst all the ruckus, the judicial system has not bent to trump's attacks. despite what he says, the...
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bragg, the district attorney, but he seems to have stopped talking at least for the moment about the witnesses. but, frankly, i think it's too late. the judge i think is slow to anger. this is very good judge, a judge who has good control in the courtroom. the fact he had this level of response to todd blanche's attempt to justify trump's conduct does not bode well going forward. >> what does it say about the defense strategy, we knew the gag order was coming. >> i don't think they're arguing as much to the judge as putting a show on for their own client. they're making an argument that is not an argument they know is the winning argument, and this could not have gone any worse for them today and they had to expect that. if they really wanted to win the argument they would have said he went past the line or went up to the line and he's sorry and he's making this argument, which is political argument, and i think as a result of it, this notion of losing credibility with the judge this early in the case is a serious problem and costing them in real world ways. for example, they're not
bragg, the district attorney, but he seems to have stopped talking at least for the moment about the witnesses. but, frankly, i think it's too late. the judge i think is slow to anger. this is very good judge, a judge who has good control in the courtroom. the fact he had this level of response to todd blanche's attempt to justify trump's conduct does not bode well going forward. >> what does it say about the defense strategy, we knew the gag order was coming. >> i don't think...
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bragg sent a potential message to those who may or may not be lying on the witness stand. allen weisselberg was sentenced to five months in jail after bragg's office prosecuted him for lying during trump's recent civil fraud case. weisselberg is 76 years old, and this is his second stint at rikers island jail. he served three months behind bars just last year for tax fraud. joining me now is jeremy, the former assistant district attorney in the manhattan d.a.'s trial division and also a new york criminal defense attorney. great to see you. it sure seems like a message to throw allen weisselberg enjail again at 76. it was already seen as kind of, you know, a tough move to throw him in jail the first time, a second bid right before the criminal trial. >> i see it not as a chilling effect that's going to adversely impact these witnesses to say we shouldn't testify, but it's going to be more in terms of a reality check if you make believe or tell a story isn't true, you could find yourself there, too. >> and it would suggest come clean or else, right? >> or stay home. >> or do
bragg sent a potential message to those who may or may not be lying on the witness stand. allen weisselberg was sentenced to five months in jail after bragg's office prosecuted him for lying during trump's recent civil fraud case. weisselberg is 76 years old, and this is his second stint at rikers island jail. he served three months behind bars just last year for tax fraud. joining me now is jeremy, the former assistant district attorney in the manhattan d.a.'s trial division and also a new...
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because one of the things -- one of the central things that district attorney alvin bragg will have toal prove in his cai why donald trump did what me did, why did he arrange those payments to stormy daniels? having karen mcdougal and dylan and explaining why the national enquirer was catching and killing stories that could be bad for donald trump in the lead-up to the presidential election, that could illustrate trump's the intent in a similar case, the stormy daniels case. to that end also on the potential witness list is keith davidson. davidson was the attorney for both karen mcdougal as she negotiated her payment from the national enquirer, and he was the attorney for stormy daniels. and i am sure mr. david has plenty to say what he believes motivateed the silngsing of his two clients stories. now, if you recall the reason d.a. bragg has to move the why here is because the way he structured the charges against trump is not just one singular crime. bragg has charged trump with a mitts demeanor, the falsifying of business records. but bragg has elevated that charge to a felony by alle
because one of the things -- one of the central things that district attorney alvin bragg will have toal prove in his cai why donald trump did what me did, why did he arrange those payments to stormy daniels? having karen mcdougal and dylan and explaining why the national enquirer was catching and killing stories that could be bad for donald trump in the lead-up to the presidential election, that could illustrate trump's the intent in a similar case, the stormy daniels case. to that end also on...
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up to the 2016 election and that could be key here because one of the central things that district alvin bragg will have to prove in this case is why donald trump did what he did, why he arranged those payments to stormy daniels. having karen mcdougal and david and dylan howard on the witness stand explaining the karen mcdougal hush money case, explaining why the national enquirer was catching and killing stories that could be bad for donald trump in the lead up to the presidential election, well, that could really help illustrate trump's intent in a very similar case, the stormy daniels case. to that end, also on the potential witness list is keith davidson. davidson was the attorney for both karen mcdougal as she negotiated her payment from the national enquirer and he was the attorney for stormy daniels, as she negotiated her payment to stay quiet. i am sure mr. davidson has plenty to say about what he believes motivated the silencing of his two clients' stories. if you recall, the reason d.a. bragg has to prove the why here is because the way he structured the charges against trump h
up to the 2016 election and that could be key here because one of the central things that district alvin bragg will have to prove in this case is why donald trump did what he did, why he arranged those payments to stormy daniels. having karen mcdougal and david and dylan howard on the witness stand explaining the karen mcdougal hush money case, explaining why the national enquirer was catching and killing stories that could be bad for donald trump in the lead up to the presidential election,...
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bragg. but he seems to have stopped talking for the moment about witnesses, but frankly it's too late. i think the judge is slow to anger. this is a very good judge, a judge who has good control in the courtroom. the fact he had this level of response to todd blanche's. >> what does it say about the defense's broader strategy? we knew this gag order was coming, and this was the best donald trump could come up with? >> i don't think they are arguing to the judge as much as they are putting on a show for their own client, they are making an argument that is not an argument that they know is the winning argument, and this could not have gone on any worse for them today, and they had to expect that. they would have said you know, he went past the line or went up to the line, and he is sorry, and it would have it right there. but he's making a political argument, and this notion of losing credibility, this early in the case is a serious problem, and it is costing them for example, they are not ge
bragg. but he seems to have stopped talking for the moment about witnesses, but frankly it's too late. i think the judge is slow to anger. this is a very good judge, a judge who has good control in the courtroom. the fact he had this level of response to todd blanche's. >> what does it say about the defense's broader strategy? we knew this gag order was coming, and this was the best donald trump could come up with? >> i don't think they are arguing to the judge as much as they are...
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bragg sent a strong messages to any witnesses who may or may not consider lying for trump on the witness stand. the former chief financial officer of the trump organization was sentenced to five months in jail after bragg's office prosecuted him for lying during his testimony in trump's civil fraud case. he is 76 years old and this is his second stint at rikers island jail. he served three months behind bars just last year for tax fraud. joins me now is jeremy saland. a new york criminal defense attorney. it is great to see you. >> great to see you. >> so am i, i mean, sure seems like a message to throw him in jail again at 76. it was already seen as kind of a tough move to throw him in jail the first time. a second bid right before the criminal trial begins. to you read it that way? >> i see it not as a chilling effect that will adversely impact these witnesses to say we shouldn't testify. but it will be more in terms of reality check that if you make believe and if you tell that story that isn't true and you misrepresent, we as prosecutors will do our homework and hold you accountable
bragg sent a strong messages to any witnesses who may or may not consider lying for trump on the witness stand. the former chief financial officer of the trump organization was sentenced to five months in jail after bragg's office prosecuted him for lying during his testimony in trump's civil fraud case. he is 76 years old and this is his second stint at rikers island jail. he served three months behind bars just last year for tax fraud. joins me now is jeremy saland. a new york criminal...
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bragg will charge trump with a separate crime for it. that is why the prosecutors have asked for a slap on the wrist for $1000 per violation because there is not much the judge can do about it. people are outraged about this in the light of all of the threats of physical violence but the hail reform act hamstrung to the judge. >> you referenced the social media post coming up, how does that work? is there a team that is calling these individuals social media sites? >> it seems likely that trump will be using a jury consultant, somebody that specializes in jury selection and giving them advice. looking at issues like body language, their background, answers to questions and obviously social media is a rich field to comb through for information. my understanding is new york state law permits lawyers to do it so long as they do not do anything that would result in having contact with a potential juror. it is fair game to look at somebody's facebook page and we saw that happening today with surfacing of material that trump's lawyer suggested
bragg will charge trump with a separate crime for it. that is why the prosecutors have asked for a slap on the wrist for $1000 per violation because there is not much the judge can do about it. people are outraged about this in the light of all of the threats of physical violence but the hail reform act hamstrung to the judge. >> you referenced the social media post coming up, how does that work? is there a team that is calling these individuals social media sites? >> it seems...
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the response from the district attorney, alvin bragg's office was simple . with the last week has shown is that the jury selection has worked. "we have 18 ordinary new yorkers who are ready to serve. it would be unfair to them and the public for this trial to be delayed further." the appeals court judge agreed and rejected trump's request. right now, the good news is amidst all the intensity and the rock is, the judicial system so far has not meant to trumps attacks. despite what he says, the system is working for the former president, just like it would for any other american. at the end of today, a full jury in a 12 member jury with 6 alternates was seated. donald trump's peers, who may ultimately decide whether or not to convict him as a felon. now, after the jury was selected, the focus turned to what trump might say, not the lies he spews outside the courtroom but what he might say under oath if he indeed chooses to take the stand. trump has previously indicated he plans to testify in this case. today, he is sticking to that story. >> president trump's,
the response from the district attorney, alvin bragg's office was simple . with the last week has shown is that the jury selection has worked. "we have 18 ordinary new yorkers who are ready to serve. it would be unfair to them and the public for this trial to be delayed further." the appeals court judge agreed and rejected trump's request. right now, the good news is amidst all the intensity and the rock is, the judicial system so far has not meant to trumps attacks. despite what he...
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bragg and calling him an animal and these terrible things, what you think about that? >> do you read the newspaper? >> where do you get your news from? how has it affected your opinions? can you put opinions that you have aside and listen to the evidence? those are the kinds of questions that both sides will be asking. >> cbs news reports that they will be using jury specialists to find jurors. for people who don't know what a jury specialist is, what do they do exactly? >> they're basically going to stock jurors and learn everything they can about them. learn their backgrounds, what have they been doing on social media, do they have opinions on politics, on this president, on these cases that they have expressed at any point. and what are their backgrounds, certain backgrounds, individuals, whether people have families or established employment, there are certain kinds of jurors that you are going to look for is a prosecutor that you may want to sit. jurors that have sat before, and they haven't been able to reach a verdict on the case, that's a red flag. those who do
bragg and calling him an animal and these terrible things, what you think about that? >> do you read the newspaper? >> where do you get your news from? how has it affected your opinions? can you put opinions that you have aside and listen to the evidence? those are the kinds of questions that both sides will be asking. >> cbs news reports that they will be using jury specialists to find jurors. for people who don't know what a jury specialist is, what do they do exactly?...
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attacks on alvin bragg, the district attorney. but he seems to have stopped talking at least for the moment about witnesses. but frankly, it is too late. the judge i think is slow to anger. this is a very good judge. a judge who has good control in the courtroom. the fact he had this level of response to todd blanch's attempt to justify trump's conduct does not bode well for the defense. >> what does it say about the defense's broader strategy here? we knew this gag order hearing was coming and this is the best the defense could come up with? donald trump is trying really hard to obey your orders when quite obviously he is not? >> i don't think they are arguing to the judge as much as they are putting on a show for their own client. they are making an argument that is not an argument that they know is the winning argument. and, this could not have gone any worse for them today. they had to expect that. if they wanted to win the argument, they could say he is sorry, he won't do it again and it would have ended right there. but he i
attacks on alvin bragg, the district attorney. but he seems to have stopped talking at least for the moment about witnesses. but frankly, it is too late. the judge i think is slow to anger. this is a very good judge. a judge who has good control in the courtroom. the fact he had this level of response to todd blanch's attempt to justify trump's conduct does not bode well for the defense. >> what does it say about the defense's broader strategy here? we knew this gag order hearing was...